Reply With QuoteI know this post is pretty old, but remember Amanda saying her husband snores.
So how's everything going re: using the machine? Is it still in use, or not?
I snore terribly and have sleep apnea. I just got a cpap machine and after three nights it has helped me not to snore, but I haven't noticed yet any difference in quality of sleep. My wife is already sleeping better though, so she is sold. I'm not to high on wearing that mask though. And everytime I try to talk something crazy comes out (air goes in my nose and right out my mouth). I sound more like a machine than a person. The sound, coupled with the mask doesn't work too well when your two year old comes in at 2 in the morning to wake you up for something to drink!! My other options....?
Read the article about snoring on the home page and see for yourself. Here are a couple of excerpts:
...(UPPP) is still performed, it can be horrifically painful. The surgery, in which the uvula and soft palate are resectioned, requires a two-day hospital stay and two weeks of recovery time. One veteran of both Vietnam and UPPP calls the latter the more unpleasant experience.
“The incision or the laser burn has to heal while you constantly breathe, talk and swallow, so the wound is always being stretched, causing considerable pain,” says John Shepard, M.D., medical director of the Mayo Clinic Sleep Disorders Center in Rochester, Minn. “One patient said that if he’d had a gun he would have shot himself, the pain was so bad.”
I think I'll give this CPAP thing a litttle time [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
I know this post is pretty old, but remember Amanda saying her husband snores.
So how's everything going re: using the machine? Is it still in use, or not?
My husband snores HORRIBLY. We made an agreement- he is attempting to lose weight (has lost 10 lbs so far!), and if when he gets closer to his goal weight, the snoring hasn't gotten any better, he will get a CPAP...
Amanda, RN, BSN
Ex-Traveler Extraordinaire,
Resident Trauma Queen
How much wt. does he need to lose? I'd also like to hear about Aaron's update, too.
I had to deal with a patient using one of those contraptions. He'd have it off more than he had it on.
He needs to lose about 75 lbs....
Amanda, RN, BSN
Ex-Traveler Extraordinaire,
Resident Trauma Queen
My husband snores terribly but according to him so do I - He has sleep apnea and has stopped breathing for up to 3-5 seconds at night which is when I kick him to jump start his breathing - he refuses to go to the doctor about it - We usually end up sleeping in different beds before the night is out and both sleep better. Not a perfect solution but it's what we have for now!
Hppy
Mine snores but he's in denial.
One thing to check about the UPPP (or UP3) is HOW it's performed. Not all docs use the same method. Regular bladed scalpel cutting and stitching i would imagine DOES hurt like hell, and i've not seen a CO2 laser used for this, because mainly the docs i've worked with use a Harmonic Scalpel hook (made by J and J's line Ethicon)
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Most of the patients that can tolerate a cpap machine tell me that they still have residual sleepiness during the day though less severe.
CPAP info:
http://www.cpap.com/cpap-faq/Masks.html
You can read more about Sleep Apnea here:
American Sleep Apnea Association
6856 Eastern Avenue, NW, Suite 203, Washington, DC 20012
phone: 202/293-3650 fax: 202/293-3656
http://www.sleepapnea.org/
It is a common problem and patient compliance with a CPAP is a problem. Few people are candidates for the surgery.
Best alternatives are weight loss and avoiding alcohol.
Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.nursefriendly.com
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